Dougherty - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dougherty \do(ughe)-rty\ is a variant of Doherty (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Dougherty is "harmful".

The baby name Dougherty sounds like Duarte. Other similar baby names are Douherty and Docherty.

Dougherty is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1022 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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